元

yuán

yuan (unit of Chinese currency); first; primary; origin; fundamental; basic

Radical: 儿 HSK 1 q, tg pictographic

Components & Etymology

元 decomposes into the following components:

二 儿

Words containing 元

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 元.

一元
yī yuán
single variable (math.)
三元
sān yuán
上元
shàng yuán
中元
zhōng yuán
Ghosts' festival on 15th day of 7th moon
二元
èr yuán
two yuan
会元
huì yuán
位元
wèi yuán
bit (computing)
像元
xiàng yuán
元代
yuán dài
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
元件
yuán jiàn
element
元军
yuán jūn
Mongol army
元凶
yuán xiōng

Related characters (radical 儿)

Characters that share the radical 儿.

儿 允 兄 充 兆 兇 先 光 克 兌 免 兑 兒 兓 兔 兕 兖 兗 党 兜 兟 兢 尧

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